Local game developer tops the charts with iPad app Dark Dot

SINGAPORE - A local game developer has done in two-and-a-half weeks what other app developers can only dream of. When the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab launched Dark Dot on Apple's iTunes app store in October, it became the top action game in 48 countries including the United States, China and Singapore. The iPad game was also the top free app in Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia - edging out other popular apps and games such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Angry Birds and Bejeweled. The Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab is an initiative supported by the National Research Foundation in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA). By identifying and undertaking research that can be implemented and applied by Singapore's digital game industry, it aims to improve the quality of games produced by...